The Bored Duck and the Bored Frog
ある日の昼過ぎ、アヒルが昼寝をしていました。そのアヒルは、何もすることがなくて暇を持て余し、毎日退屈していました。
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"Hello there! You look bored, so let's play together!" said the frog, cheerfully.
At first, the duck tried to stay quiet so as not to scare the frog, but eventually, it decided to play along. Together, they swam in the river, exploring their surroundings. The frog introduced the duck to the small creatures living in the water, which fascinated the duck. Playing with the frog made the duck feel alive, and it forgot about its boredom.
As the sun began to set, the frog said it was time to go home. The duck felt grateful for the fun time they had together and said goodbye, thinking about inviting the frog to play again next time.
Since meeting the frog, the duck's boring days were over. It had made a new friend and found a way to have fun. The encounter with the frog had lifted the duck's spirits and made it excited for what other adventures may come.
A Duck with a Lot of Free Time
暇なアヒル
アヒル : a duck, ducks
One day, just after noon, a duck was taking a nap.
ある日の昼過ぎ、アヒルが昼寝をしていました。
ある日 (あるひ) : one day
昼過ぎ (ひるすぎ) : just after the noon
ある日の昼過ぎ : just after noon on a certain day
アヒル : a duck
昼寝 (ひるね) : taking a nap, sleeping for a short time in day time
昼寝をする。: to take a nap (verb), You take a nap. (activity)
していた。/ していました。: You were doing it.
アヒルがしていました。: A duck was doing something.
It had nothing to do in its daily life, so it was bored every day.
暇 (ひま) : a situation that you have nothing to do, and have a lot of free time (noun, adjective)
そのアヒル : that duck, the duck which you have just mentioned
何も (なにも) : anything (with a negative expression)
する : to do something (verb)
事 (こと) : a thing, an event, an issue, a situation, something which you have just mentioned (Hiragana "こと" is also written very often. It's up to you.)
すること : something to do (noun)
無い (ない) : Such a thing is not here/there. You don't have it. (Hiragana "ない" is also used very often.)
することが無い : You have nothing to do. There is nothing that you can do. (current and recent situation)
無かった。(なかった) : Such a thing was not here/there. You didn't have it. (past situation)
することが無かった。: You had nothing to do. (past situation)
なにもない : Nothing is here/there. You don't have anything.
何もすることがない。: You don't have anything to do. ("何も" is often used to express a negative feeling in this way.)
そのアヒルは、何もすることがない。: That duck has nothing to do.
何もすることがなくて.... : You have/had nothing to do and/then/so .......
暇を持て余す : You are bored having too much free time. (situation)
そのアヒルは、暇を持て余している。: The duck is bored having too much free time. (current and recent situation)
そのアヒルは、暇を持て余していた。: The duck was bored having too much free time. (past situation)
暇を持て余し、.... : You have/had too much free time and/then/so .......
退屈 (たいくつ) : a situation that you are bored
退屈する : to be bored (verb)
退屈している。: You are bored. (current and recent situation)
していた。/ していました。: You were doing it. (past progress), You did such an activity regularly, usually, often or sometimes.
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アヒルは、蛙と出会ってから、暇な時間が減っていました。
It had made a new friend and found a way to have fun.
その出会いで、アヒルは新しい友達を得ることができました。
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